I get why people don’t want to pay for it but I have to say TNT is worth every penny if you love the cycling and watch it all year round. Not GI of course but some decent comms. Luke Rowe was very good during the TDF hope to see more of him in the future.
We've got TNT as part of our Vermin Media package, might have to have a nose, thanks for the heads up.
I've no doubt that these two have taken cycling to another level, but how valid is that as a stat when the route changes each year? At least looking at the IoM TT you know they are using the same route each year.
Whilst I can also watch on TNT I rarely do as I can’t gel with the presenters. What I really enjoyed is the mix of the evening highlights, a bit of chat about the stage and interviews, some history of the race, the odd piece about local culture, the commentary team. I’ll probably watch it next year again so let’s hope TNT understands it’s about more than just the race.
Been watching a *bit of the TDF Femmes. They’re only about 10 clicks an hour behind the fellas but there’s a LOT more beef lol. My novice impression is that there’s a lot of riders who aren’t used to riding in a peloton (yet) but that kind of makes it a decent spectacle.
Shameful how INEOS don’t have a women’s team considering the amount of money they piss up the wall in all their other *interests.
David Millar has been writing a daily email during the TDF. So interesting insights. I thought this was worth repeating here after the ITV coverage ends. - - - I’m so grateful to have been given the opportunity to be a commentator, and above all to do it with Ned, in truth I wouldn’t have been able to do it with anyone else. He’s the best there is, and he made me better than I could have ever been without him by my side. His love for the Tour de France is beyond anything I’ve ever known, he appreciates it for what it is and gets it more than anyone else I’ve ever met. The decade we’ve spent together will stick with me forever, we’ve shared experiences money could never buy, or planning could ever create. The hours of bike racing we’ve watched and commentated on is, at this point, almost impossible to count, yet that was only part of it. We’ve spent so much time together, and share a curiosity that goes far beyond bike racing. I’ve loved Ned’s endless energy and have taken so much joy in our random side tracks and accidental tourism. I’ll miss that most. Not sure if the dust has settled on the Tour de France. I’m not sure if it ever does, although it is falling heavier than ever for those of us who were working on the race for the last time with ITV. The production’s WhatsApp group still pings with heartfelt words and pictures; a nostalgia that everyone goes through in the days after the final stage. Only this year it’s different. And once the dust has settled it will remain untouched and permanent for us. It wasn’t a normal production, for the majority of British pro cyclists who make it to the Tour de France, it was their gateway to discovering the race. And for the majority of our viewers, it was the only bike race they watched all year. It’s been quite overwhelming the outpouring of sorrow over the show’s demise. I didn’t realise it meant so much to so many. There are members of the production crew who have been working on the show since it came on air in the UK in the 1980s, which I’ve been told is extremely rare, and is representative of the pull it had on those who became part of it. Everyone who worked on it knew it was more than a race, with far more depth than any other sporting event.
Great stage today especially if you’re French. The crowds were ten deep. Get on the TDF Femmes if you’re not already.
Pauline Ferrand-Privot (Visma) wins on the Col de la Madelaine. She went full Pogi and the French are going to have a TDF Femmes winner by the looks of it. . The only person (men and women) in history to hold the mountain bike, cyclo cross and road racing world champion ribbons in a single year too. Chapeau my mate and up the judies.
Cheers, will seek that out. Back to TdF Femmes. Wife and I went to watch a stage finish last week. Decent crowd and atmosphere but when the riders appeared and sprinted for the line, we both agreed it simply lacked the sheer 'oompphh' of fellers riding. We'll happily go and watch them again next year, likely midway rather than the finish or a sprint.
Never going to be the same as the fellas is it but I love watching sports like that grow. Whereabouts were you?
It isn't, you're right. I'm not a football fan at all but would occasionally watch the women play...less theatrics and some great sportsmanship...in the years to come I sincerely hope that the few (who are currently great at tactis, riding etc etc) become the many on the womens pro tour. Gueret. We live 30 miles south of there.
I totally get this is NOT what you're saying but just wanted to throw in a little anecdote... Years back when I was racing (just a crappy 3rd cat) I used to ride a series of 1/2/3 races and there was a female pro that had been given dispensation to ride with the blokes. She hammered plenty of us in those races and I don't think she ever won one but she was always up there at the end.
Remco to headline the tour of Britain, anyone thinking of going? https://www.domestiquecycling.com/e...ed-with-evenepoel-and-thomas-set-to-headline/
